Improvement in billiard-tables



yioned surfaces or divisions arranged upon the center sockets or cavities for the reception of the balls. v

having a 'certain relation to the interior cushions.

ment may be varied according to the 'character of the i tionby increasing or diminishing the number of sockeach.

W1LL1AM LocHHEAD, or BROOKLYN/New 'Yoan ,ifli

of Brooklyn, in the county York, have invented cer- I, WILLIAM LooHHnA-n,

ofKings and State of New tain Improvements in Gaming Tables, of which the i following is a specification. I

class.v known bil` the combination ofI cush- My invention relates to that hard-tables, and consists in of the table in such a manner as to present angles of deflection, andalso .in Ithe combination therewith of i The accompanying drawing is a plan view of my' improved table, with one arrangement of cushions.

A represents an 'ordinary billiard-table, ofwhich B B is the outer frame, and C O, cushions placed in the usual manuel around the sides. v y

In -the interior of'- the table I arrange a number of detached or independent cushions, D 1),. of angular form, so that their directiouis obliquento vthe side cushions ofthe table. yThe object of these interior cushions is to intercept and deflect the balls in their course, so as to direct them, when played, into cavi` ties or sockets ce, which may be arranged in positions These interior cushions are grouped preferably upon vone end or half of the tablefbut may cover a larger i portion, it' desired. Their form, number, and arrangegame to be played, which admitsl of indefinite variaetsor balls. i

The'sockets'e c are preferably situated within the interior angles, or in positions iuwhieh the ball will he iuterceptedlby one or more of the cushions,and thereby deiiected, reaching the'desired goal by a zigzag eourse.

'may be more orfless,

ber of playing-balls and one object ball.

4stantially as-and for the 'lhe interior cushions are made similar to those atrthe sides.

The sockets or cavities-are numbered, those oppoi of elastic material site each other haviugrcorresponding numbers; and

are ,of two colors, there being au equal number of 4Exclusive of the number ot' playingballs, 'whicb according to the number o ets,) are two object-ballsdiering from each other in color, and' like-wise placed', during the game, upon the spot i,vwhich, is nearly in the center of the table. l

In playing a eue is used, as in theordinary game of billiards.

One of the many games for which-this table is de signed is played inthe following manner:

Each player appropriates to himself an eqnal num- Ihe objectball is placed upon the the playing-balls within the' space between the side of the table and dotted line indicated in the drawing. v The first playerplays out al1-his balls successively,

at each strokelendeavoring to make one of the sockets corresponding to his ball in color. is thrown out'of position by a rolling ball and sent into a socket, the-number upon the socket is doubled when set to'his score. I v

Should the playerroll any' of his balls iutosookets of the color of his opponents halls the numbers are placed to his opponents score. l y At the close of the game, when each player has exhausted his balls,

filled with balls are counted up for their respective owners, andthe player having the highest score is the winner.

I claim as my invention-- 1. Thenterior cushions D D, when arranged in lines oblique to those of the side cushionsO O, subpurpose Yset forth. 2. In combination with the cushions D D, the sockets e e, as set forth. 1 f

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. WILLIAM LOCHHEAD.

Witnesses:

K. N. Jonas, J. FRASER.

im w` from the playing-balls; These are position designed for it, and

If the object-ball the numbers within the sockets` 

